_________________And now there was no doubt that the trees were really moving - moving in and out through one another as if in a complicated country dance. ('And I suppose,' thought Lucy, 'when trees dance, it must be a very, very country dance indeed.')

For common tunes I'll want to try out, I'll go into Audacity, change the tempo and maybe the key, and save the recording. It is useful for playing along with a whistle tutor on a Bb fife and other things.

_________________"Be not deceived by the sweet words of proverbial philosophy. Sugar of lead is a poison."

When using Chromium (and presumably also Chrome) for youtube clips then there'll be an option to slow down right there in YT. I don't see that option when using Firefox. Don't know if that has to do with flash vs. html5 or what.

I've been using Transcribe!. Not free but does the slowing down, sets up loops, adjust keys, provides "best guess" for notes and chords on demand, accepts a wide range of input formats. I've found it very useful.

Best wishes.

Steve

_________________"[Some flutists] place the flute between the upper lip and the nose, blowing the instrument from below. This position does not prevent good playing, but it does not look graceful."~ Antoine Mahaut, 1759 in a tutor for playing the transverse flute ~

I've been using Transcribe!. Not free but does the slowing down, sets up loops, adjust keys, provides "best guess" for notes and chords on demand, accepts a wide range of input formats. I've found it very useful.

Yes, over the years I've used Audacity and VLC and other free tools for this, but on Gerry Strong's recommendation I tried Transcribe! and was very happy to spend money on it. It really puts all the tools you'd like for puzzling out recordings right in front of you and makes them easy to use.